Feature OData v2 OData v4 Release Year 2010 2014 (OASIS Standard) Standardization Microsoft proprietary Official OASIS and ISO standard Data Format Atom (XML) and JSON (limited) Optimized JSON (no Atom), cleaner structure Metadata Format CSDL in XML CSDL in XML and JSON Navigation $expand (basic support) Improved $expand with deeper levels Actions/Functions Limited Fully supported, standardized Enum Support Not available Supported Containment Not supported Supported (better ...
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In SAP, the SICF node (defined in transaction SICF) is used to activate and manage ICF (Internet Communication Framework) services, which includes OData services. For SAP OData, the SICF node: Enables access to OData services over HTTP/S. Hosts the service endpoint under the ...
BAPI stands for Business Application Programming Interface. It is a standardized programming interface that allows external applications to communicate with the SAP system and perform business operations like creating a sales order, retrieving customer data, or posting invoices. What ...
An abstract class is a class that cannot be instantiated directly. It serves as a blueprint for other classes. Abstract classes typically include: Abstract methods, which are declared but not implemented. Concrete methods, which can be implemented and inherited. Feature Description Not instantiable Cannot use CREATE ...
An interface in ABAP defines a contract that any implementing class must follow. It contains only declarations of: Methods (without implementation) Constants Types Attributes Interfaces do not contain implementation. Any class that implements an interface must provide the logic for all its methods. Feature Description No implementation Only method ...
Classical Reports in ABAP use a sequence of predefined events during program execution. These events let you structure your code based on data fetching, formatting, and output rendering. Event Description LOAD-OF-PROGRAM Triggered once when the program is loaded into memory (before anything else) INITIALIZATION Called before ...
Reports are a major part of application development used to display data to users. There are three main types of reports: Classical Reports Simplest and most basic report type. Output is in line-by-line format using WRITE statements. Limited formatting, but supports interactive ...
AMDP (ABAP Managed Database Procedures) in CDS (Core Data Services) in SAP refers to a way to integrate native SQLScript (e.g., HANA procedures) directly within ABAP classes. It’s not a part of CDS views themselves, but is often used alongside ...